Signaling device.



E. ROGERS.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

ABPLIOATION rum) Luml, 1914.

1,106,973. Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

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WITNESSES INVENTOP ATTOR NEY E. ROGERS. SIGNALING DEVICE APPLICATION FILED umm, 1014.

ATTOHNIY Patented Aug. 11,1914.

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EDMUND noenns, OFHGLENVILLE, oon viioTIoUT.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDMUND Rooms, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Glenville, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signaling Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a signaling device, and more particularly to a device that can be advantageously used in connection with steam, electric and industrial railways.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a device that can. be located in the cab of a locomotive, in the body of a car or at a convenient place upon the vehicle to be automatically actuated to produce an audible and visible signal, indicating that the vehicle is to stop, proceed, move with caution, or proceed to a predetermined point under certain conditions.

Another object of this invention is to provide a signaling device that can be automatically operated from an over head or track equipment, thus permitting of the device being installed in connection with various kinds of railroads.

A further object of this invention is to provide a simple, durable and inexpensive signaling device embodying electric lamps, an electric bell and novel switches for controlling the electric circuits through the bells and lamps.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device with the door thereof removed, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the device, and Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view of the same.

A signaling device in accordance with this invention comprises a rectangular casing 1 having the front side thereof normally closed by a door 2 that is connected to the casing 1 by hinges 3. The top and bottom of the casing are slotted, as at 4 and provided with sets of apertured lugs 5. Pivotally mounted upon said lugs by transverse pins 6 are the apertured lugs 7 of contact arms 8 that extend into said casing.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 21, 1914.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914. Serial No. 813,580.

1 Located within the casing and connected to the top and bottom of said casing are par titions 9, each partition having a binding post 10 and a contact 11. The binding post 10 supports a pivoted switch arm 12 adapted to engage the contact 11, said switch arm having a right angle extension .13. The switch arms 12 in the bottom of the casing are arranged in parallelism and the extensions of said switch arms are adapted to be engaged by the inner end of one of the contact arms 8.

Connected to the rear wall of the casing, and within the same are hinge members 14 and hinged to said members are resetting plates 15. The plates 15 are connected to rods 16 that extend through angle slots 17 in the door 2 of the casing. The outer ends of the rods have detachable handles 18.

Arranged upon the rear wall of the casing or located in proximity thereto is a source of electric energy, as dry cells 19 and in proximity to said casing there is an electric bell 20 or other audible signal.

The door 2 of the casing is provided with incandescent lamps 21 representing a visible signal.

In operation, one of the incandescent lamps is one color and the other another color and the device is positioned in the cab of a locomotive or the compartment of a vehicle whereby one contact will depend from the vehicle and the other extend upwardly, whereby the first mentioned arm can be used in connection with atrack trip and the last mentioned arm in connection with an overhead trip. In either instance, when a .contact arm engages a trip the switch arms 12 are shifted into engagement with the contacts 11 and electric circuits are established through the lamps and the bell 20.

To restore the switch arms to their normal open position the rods 16 are pulled,

outwardly and by removing the handles 18 from said rods the door 2 can be opened.

It is thought that the electrical connections shown in Fig. 4 will be apparent Without further description and while in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment ofthe invention, it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims. i

What I claim is 1. In a. signaling device, the combination including hinged plates for'restoring said switch arms and contact arms to their normal position.

2. In a signaling device the combination with a suitable source of electric energy, and audible and visible signals adapted to be placed in circuit therewith, of a casing having a hinged door, pivoted contact arms carried by the top and bottom of said casing and extending therein, sets of switch arms withm said caslng and adapted to be moved by said contact arms for completing a circuit through said source of electric energy and said signals, hinged plates arranged within said casing for restoring said switch arms to their normal position, and rods carried by said plates and extending through the hinged door of said casing to facilitate manually shifting said plates.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDMUND ROGER-S.

Witnesses J OHN GROHALOR, FRANZER ALBERT.

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